Matsuyama, Ehime · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Matsuyama: Dogo Onsen or the City Centre
8 places to stay · checked October 22, 2026
8 places to stay in Matsuyama, by base
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 22, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Chaharu茶玻瑠
Onsen hotel · Dogo Onsen
A hotel with the Tsuki-no-Yu and Hoshi-no-Yu baths (alkaline simple spring). Its annex, Chaharu Hanare Dogo Yumekura, has rooms with their own source-fed baths in Tobe-ware tubs.
Dogo Onsen.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Dogo Onsen Honkan; about 5–6 minutes from Dogo Onsen tram stop.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00 (Yumekura: check-out 11:00)
2Dogo Onsen Yamatoya Honten道後温泉 大和屋本店
Ryokan · Dogo Onsen
A ryokan two doors from Dogo Onsen Honkan, about 80 m away, with Senjuden, an all-cypress Noh stage.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen tram stop.
3Hotel Patio Dogoホテル パティオ・ドウゴ
Hotel · Dogo Onsen
A hotel directly in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan, with double and twin rooms. The rooms have unit baths; no large bath is mentioned.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen tram stop.
- Hours
- Check-in from 15:00, check-out by 11:00
4Dogo Onsen Funayaふなや
Ryokan · Dogo Onsen
A ryokan founded in 1627, with the Hinoki-yu and Mikage-yu baths on 100% source water, a foot bath, and the Eifu-tei garden with a stream running through it.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen tram stop and from Dogo Onsen Honkan. About 30 minutes by tram from JR Matsuyama Station; about 40 minutes by limousine bus from the airport to Dogo Onsen Station.
5Hotel Dogo Yayaホテル道後やや
Hotel · Dogo Onsen
A hotel with a mikan juice tap (three kinds to compare) and Imabari towels to take to the public baths. Buffet breakfast; the breakfast room is a lounge with coffee, tea and snacks 15:00–22:00.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen tram stop; about 20 minutes by tram or Botchan Ressha from JR Matsuyama Station.
6Dogokan道後舘
Onsen hotel · Dogo Onsen
A hotel designed by Kisho Kurokawa. Its main bath is 100% Dogo Onsen water piped in, with hot and lukewarm pools, an outdoor bath, a reclining bath and a sauna.
- Access
- 7-26 Dogo-Takocho. The hotel's page gives no walking time.
7Dormy Inn Matsuyama (Natural Hot Spring Ishite-no-Yu)天然温泉 石手の湯 ドーミーイン松山
Business hotel with hot spring · City centre (Okaido)
A business hotel with the Ishite-no-Yu baths on the 13th floor, fed with hot spring water piped from Okudogo: indoor and outdoor baths, a dry sauna and a cold bath, separate for men and women. The breakfast buffet includes Ehime tai-meshi.
City centre.
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from Okaido tram stop (2-6-5 Okaido).
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00 as standard; some plans differ
8Toyoko Inn Matsuyama Ichibancho東横INN松山一番町
Business hotel · City centre (Ichibancho)
A chain business hotel on the tram line in the city centre, at 1-10-8 Ichibancho.
- Access
- 1 minute on foot from Katsuyamacho tram stop; about 11 minutes by bus from JR Matsuyama Station.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00
Good to know
Stay in Dogo Onsen if the baths are the point of the trip: five of the six places on this list give walking times of about 1–5 minutes from the Dogo Onsen tram stop or the Honkan, whose ground-floor bath is open until 23:00. Stay in the city centre if you want the castle and the Okaido shops close: Okaido is about 10 minutes by tram from JR Matsuyama Station and about 5 minutes on foot from the castle ropeway.
The two bases are on the same tram line. JR Matsuyama Station is in the table for comparison; no hotel there is on this list yet. Rates change daily and are not given here.
Dogo Onsen, the city centre or JR Matsuyama Station
How far each base is from the baths, the castle and the trains.
| Base | To Dogo Onsen Honkan | To Okaido and the castle ropeway | From the airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogo Onsen (6 on this list) | On foot: Chaharu about 1 min, Yamatoya Honten about 80 m, Funaya about 3 min | Tram toward JR Matsuyama Station; Okaido is on the same line | Limousine bus to Dogo Onsen Station about 40–43 min; taxi about 30 min |
| City centre: Okaido and Ichibancho (2 on this list) | Tram bound for Dogo Onsen | Okaido tram stop; ropeway about 5 min on foot | Not checked here |
| JR Matsuyama Station (none on this list) | Tram about 25 min | Tram about 10 min to Okaido, then about 5 min on foot | Not checked here |
By kind of trip
A short walk to the Honkan
Chaharu is about 1 minute from the Honkan, Hotel Patio Dogo is directly in front of it, Yamatoya Honten is about 80 m away and Funaya about 3 minutes.
Chaharu · Hotel Patio Dogo · Dogo Onsen Yamatoya Honten · Dogo Onsen Funaya
A hot spring bath in the hotel
Funaya's baths use 100% source water, Dogokan's main bath 100% Dogo Onsen water, and Chaharu has two spring baths; Dormy Inn in the city centre has a 13th-floor bath with water piped from Okudogo.
Dogo Onsen Funaya · Dogokan · Chaharu · Dormy Inn Matsuyama (Natural Hot Spring Ishite-no-Yu)
Close to the castle and Okaido
Dormy Inn is about 2 minutes from Okaido tram stop and Toyoko Inn 1 minute from Katsuyamacho tram stop.
Dormy Inn Matsuyama (Natural Hot Spring Ishite-no-Yu) · Toyoko Inn Matsuyama Ichibancho
Check-out at 11:00
Hotel Patio Dogo, Dormy Inn (standard plans) and Chaharu's Yumekura annex check out at 11:00; Chaharu itself and Toyoko Inn at 10:00.
Hotel Patio Dogo · Dormy Inn Matsuyama (Natural Hot Spring Ishite-no-Yu) · Chaharu
Questions
Should I stay in Dogo Onsen or the city centre?
Dogo Onsen puts the bathhouses a few minutes away on foot; the Honkan's ground-floor bath is open until 23:00. The city centre puts Okaido, the castle ropeway (about 5 minutes on foot) and the museums close. The two are on the same tram line, and JR Matsuyama Station to Dogo Onsen is about 25 minutes by tram.
What are check-in and check-out times?
Chaharu: 15:00 and 10:00 (Yumekura annex 11:00). Hotel Patio Dogo: from 15:00, by 11:00. Dormy Inn Matsuyama: 15:00 and 11:00 as standard. Toyoko Inn Matsuyama Ichibancho: 15:00 and 10:00.
How do I get from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen?
The airport limousine bus to Dogo Onsen Station takes about 43 minutes, and a taxi about 30 minutes, according to Dogo Onsen's official site.
Is there a hotel with a hot spring bath in the city centre?
Dormy Inn Matsuyama, about 2 minutes from Okaido tram stop, has separate men's and women's baths on the 13th floor with water piped from Okudogo, including an outdoor bath and a sauna.